E-cyclooctene Question

[KevinH]

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I had a question that was given to me and I am kind of having trouble on it, if anyone has any input on this, please feel free to. Thanks in advance

E-cyclooctene is chiral. It interconverts to its enantiomer with a half life of 1 hour at 184* C. Briefly explain how, given that it has no chiral centers. E-cyclononene is also chiral. A drawing may be helpful. Second, explain how the molecule changes into its enantiomer without breaking any covalent bonds.

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[Knickerbocker]

I had a question that was given to me and I am kind of having trouble on it, if anyone has any input on this, please feel free to. Thanks in advance



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planar_chirality

 

[nerv12345]

since this thread is in the PCAT forum, i'll go ahead and say something like this will never ever be on the PCAT (at least not anytime soon anyway)